Despite squandering a huge lead, Fenerbahce held on to win another trophy
Fenerbahce wins Turkish Super Cup, fourth trophy in 2025
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul beat Besiktas GAIN Istanbul 85-83 to lift the 38th edition of the President's Cup, which serves as the Turkish Supercup, on Wednesday night. The reigning EuroLeague champions, who captured the triple crown last season having also won the Turkish League and Cup titles, have now lifted their fourth trophy of the calendar year.
Devon Hall was chosen as MVP after scoring 23 points on 4-for-6 three-point shooting, while Wade Baldwin tallied 20 points with 5 assists in a victory. Mikael Jantunen, the summer addition who came from Paris Basketball, netted 19 going 4-for-5 from long range and had team-high 7 rebounds.
The game had drama at the end, although it did not appear close at all. Fenerbahce led from start to finish, had a by double digits by the end of the first quarter, and led 40-16 early in the second thanks to a 15-1 run.
The margin was still 69-52 early in the fourth, and Besiktas cut it to 82-74 with little over a minute to go. Besiktas scored the next 5 points, and Devon Dotson even had a three-point attempt to win the game at the buzzer. However, Fenerbahce held on to lift another trophy.
Apart from the fourth quarter, Coach Sarunas Jasikevicius can certainly be pleased how his team looked in the first official game of the new season, and the final tune-up before the EuroLeague regular season starts next week.
The team outrebounded Besiktas 38-28, and shot 44.4% from three-point range. It’s wort noting that Tarik Biberovic played only 5:38, while Brandon Boston, Bonzie Colson, Scottie Wilbekin and Talen Horton-Tucker were not on the 12-man roster. Neither was Sertac Sanli, who parted way with the club on Tuesday.